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How is everyone handling the 2FA requirement for GitHub? (docs.github.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just wondering what people are using to meet the 2FA requirement GitHub has been rolling out. I don't love the idea of having an authenticator app installed on my phone just to log into GitHub. And really don't want to give them my phone number just to log in.

Last year, we announced our commitment to require all developers who contribute code on GitHub.com to enable two-factor authentication (2FA)...

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

ITT: People who think they know better than security researchers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Contributing to github is contributing to Microsoft's AI poison which can steal your code from you regardless of license for another project that might use an incompatible license. To hell with github.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

This hate for 2FA is bizarre to me. Sure, it's not as convenient but in this day and age, with all the threats out there, there's no real excuse for not using it.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What's wrong with using a Foss TOTP app?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah, this is important to realize. Most good 2FA implementations offer TOTP which doesn't need a proprietary app. You can store all of your 2FA secrets in whatever app or password manager you like.

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